The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-04

fruit cakes, carefully and artistically orna-
mented. They were much surprised and
pleased with the kindly present.
Some very handsome New Year offer
ings were received in this city, notwith-
standing the peculiar dizziness which at
tended business circles. Miss Grace b.
Mathews received a handsome cluster dia-
mond ring, a volume of Tennyson's "Day
Dream" illustrated, and beautifully bound
liz blue and gold.
NEW YEARS RECEPTIONS.
The ladies keeping open house this year
were only few in number, but the callers
were numerous and the entertainment
offered was of that pleasurable and hos
pitable nature which all through the
moments of 1887 will 60 singing like q
sweet voiced bird. Among the most no.ic-
able may be mentioned the reception of
Miss Nellie Ingram, who received at her
fathers handsome residence in the sonth-
ern part of the city. The parlors were
adorned with smilax, holly, mistletoe and
candles. The refreshment tables were
prettily laid and the refreshments Of
oysters, meats, salads, cakes, fruits
ices ETC., was carefully served.
Miss Nellie, wore gown of cream faille
Francois, with an entire tablier of
point lace, corsage decolette and fastened
across with point lace handkerchief, held
at the waist line and left side with holly
and tea rose, sleeveless, long gloves of cream
undressed kid, hair worn high, fan of
cream marabout feathers tied with tea rose
shaded ribbon.
Miss Madge Sturgis, dress of cell blue
surah satin, with square train over a
petticoat of cell blue MORE, corsage point
ed V shaped at neck, Rex collar, hair worn
high, and ornamented with cell blue tips,
cell blue gloves and fan of blue ostrich
tips.
Miss Anna Richardson's dress of cream
white bengaline silk, with plain petticoat,
full long drsperies, V shaped at the neck,
filled with pampadour lace and high col
lar caught together at the neck with q
diamond bar, long gloves and white fan
trimmed with tips.
Miss Emma Longan, dress of pale pink
surah, richly combined with pale pink
moire, corsage decolette sleeveless, long
giants de-seude, hair worn high and orna-
mented with pale pink pom poms.
Miss Mamie Chappell, dress of cream
China satin and moire, entire font laid in
folds pointed laced bodice of moire, Medici
collar, square neck filled point lace, gloves
of tan undressed kid, diamond ornaments.
The young ladies all looked lovely and re-
ceived grace fully and well.
MRS. DAWSON.
Mrs. L. E. Dawson assisted by Mrs. B.
f. Drake, Misses Isabel Daniels, Marie
Annette Jones and Miss Minnie Packard
of New Jersey, received at the family resi-
dence on Broadway.
Mrs. Dawson wore dress of cream silk
with plain petticoat front entirely covered
with cream six null, side panels of cream
and golden brown velvet brocade, pointed
corsage edged with golden brown velvet,
decolette and filled with plaits of silk and
null, held in place by golden brown and
cream ostrich lips, tan giants de .seude,, fan
edged with golden brown and cream tips,
ornaments of diamonds.
Mrs. B. f. Drake, dress of white China
silk, edged with marabout trimming,
svuare neck filled with point lace, caught
together at the throat with diamond
bar.
Miss Minnie Packard, dress of pale pink
satin with an entire overdress of silver
silk null, corsage decolette and
filled with point lace. held in place by os-
tsich tips OF pale pink and tea green, long
tan gloves, ornaments of diamonds.
Miss Marie Jones, amber satin petticoat
with an entire front of irridescent embroid-
ery, pointed corsage of cameo pink satin,
d1uble frilled and very deep collar caught
at the right side with knots of pale pink
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entire front, court train lined throughout:
with amber satin ornaments of diamonds
in the shape CT crescent and bar, tan giants
de seude, fan of amber satin tied with pale
pink ribbon.
Miss Isabel Daniel, costume of canary
colored satin, with entire draperies OF silk
null dotted with fiots of canary colored
chenille, corsage decolette, long tan gloves,
fan of canary satin edged with cream mar
about feathers and tied with canary color
ed ribbon.
Mrs. Davison's Iefreshment tables were
beautifully adorned with flowers and rare
table ornaments and the refreshments of
sandwiches, oysters. olives, ices, cakes,
coffee, fruits ETC., were carfully served.
MISS RICHARDSON.
Miss Richardson received at the resi-
dence of her parents on Broadway, and was
assisted by Misses Stewart, Hagar and
Scott.
Miss Richardson wore a dress of black
over petticoat of black and
white satin, corsage cut high, point lace at
the nee K held by quaint silver pin, reyers
of black and white satin, large bow of or
ange satin ribbon knotted into the 'front.' of
the corsage.
Miss Scott wore black satin combined
with canary colored satin and black striped
velvet, corsage high, with vest of the satin
and velvet, ornaments of diamonds.
Miss Stewart, dress of black satan rha-
dame with an entire jetted front and side
panels, wide sash of black and white satin.
Jet and diamond ornaments.
Miss Florence Hagar, dress of plum ccl-
ored tricot, richly combined with velvet of
the same shade, irridescent collar and
cuffs. Ornaments of pearl and diamonds